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The 3,751 ''District Electoral Divisions'' (DEDs) are civil jurisdictions created for election purposes in 1898. The genealogist will see them noted on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Political Geography (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ireland_Political_Geography_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | The 3,751 ''District Electoral Divisions'' (DEDs) are civil jurisdictions created for election purposes in 1898. The genealogist will see them noted on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Political Geography (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ireland_Political_Geography_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
====Townlands==== | |||
Although they did not keep records, it is important to understand townlands in Ireland. A townland is the smallest official land division in Ireland. There are at least 62,000 townlands in Ireland. Townlands varied considerably in size but were on average about 350 acres. Often instead of an address, a townland will be named as a place of residence. To this day, the Irish are very aware of their townlands. | |||
Parish, tax, and civil registration records often record the townland in which someone is living. Townlands do not follow parish boundaries. As cities and towns grew, they could cover all or parts of several townlands. | |||
==Finding Place-Names in the FamilySearch Catalog== | ==Finding Place-Names in the FamilySearch Catalog== | ||